Tokyo Police Club
Nord Wave Keyboard
Korg MicroKorg Keyboard
Freeman String Symphonizer
Casio Casiotone 405
Helpinstill Roadmaster Electric Piano
Ace Tone Top-1 Organ
Korg Legacy Edition Soft Synth
Korg Polysix
“The Polysix is basically Korg’s version
of the more ubiquitous Roland JUNO-
6, both made in the ‘80s. I found the
Polysix on one of my routine visits to To-
ronto music store Paul’s Boutique. I was
looking for something new and had
never actually seen somebody use
one before, so I thought it would be a
fun adventure. It has a warmth and
organic feeling all its own.
JOSHUA HOFMANN
Classic Albums Live
STAY
CONNECTED
“Sad story – the Polysix has patch
memory, which is powered by a bat-
tery. Unfortunately, the batteries tend to
leak acid, and the way they’re placed
in the synth means the acid tends to
leak into some very important places.
Basically, if you don’t catch the leak
early enough, the unit is done for. I was
devastated when my Polysix got a ter-
minal diagnosis a few years ago, and
I haven’t been able to bring myself
to turn it on since. I guess I’m putting
off saying goodbye. So now live, I do
everything on my Nord Wave, which
frankly sounds nothing like the Polysix,
but when it’s coming through a PA
in a big ol’ room full of drunk people,
nobody really minds. The Korg Legacy
edition software has a great Polysix soft
synth that I use in my home studio all
the time.”
GRAHAM WRIGHT
Nord Piano 2 Keyboard
Nord Lead A1 Keyboard
Nord Electro 2 Keyboard with
TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb
Roland INTEGRA-7 Sound Module
Voodoo Lab Ground Control Pro
MIDI Controller
MOTU MIDI Express XT Interface
Hammond B3
Joshua Hofmann has performed on
a variety of CAL album recreations,
including the White Album, Hotel
California, and various Led Zeppelin
records. His pick? The Hammond B3.
Created by Laurens Hammond
canadianmusician.com
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